The Linux FAQ

David C. Merrill

david -AT- lupercalia.net

2003-09-19

Revision History
Revision 1.20	2001-12-04	Revised by: rk

Revision 2.0	2002-04-25	Revised by: dcm
Some reorganization and markup changes.
Revision 2.1	2003-05-19	Revised by: dcm
Fairly complete reorganization and conversion to WikiText.
Revision 2.1.1	2003-09-19	Revised by: dcm
Minor corrections.
Revision 2.1.2	2004-02-28	Revised by: dcm
Minor corrections.

This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions for Linux, the Free/Open Source UNIX-like operating system kernel that runs on many modern computer systems.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. About the FAQ
1.2. Asking Questions and Sending Comments
1.3. Authorship and Acknowledgments
1.4. Copyright and License
1.5. Disclaimer

2. General Information

3. The Linux Kernel

4. Disk Drives

5. Partitions And Filesystems

6. System Libraries

7. Linux Distributions

8. Booting the OS

9. Application Software Management

10. Directory And File Management

11. Connecting To A Network

12. Troubleshooting

13. Software Development

14. Solutions to Common Problems

15. Tips And Tricks

16. The X Window System

17. Frequently Encountered Error Messages

18. Online Resources

19. How To Get Further Assistance

19.1. If this Document Still Hasn't Answered Your Question....
19.2. What to Put in a Request for Help
19.3. How To Email Someone about Your Problem

A. GNU Free Documentation License

A.1. 0. PREAMBLE
A.2. 1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
A.3. 2. VERBATIM COPYING
A.4. 3. COPYING IN QUANTITY
A.5. 4. MODIFICATIONS
A.6. 5. COMBINING DOCUMENTS
A.7. 6. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
A.8. 7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
A.9. 8. TRANSLATION
A.10. 9. TERMINATION
A.11. 10. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
A.12. Addendum

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